Lot 631

A 19th Century Persian Papier-mâché Box of D-ended oblong form. The slightly domed lid painted with a battle scene on a black lacquered ground. The sides with a continuous landscape depicting animals and figural allegories beneath a band of gilded calligraphy running around the lid’s rim, 3½” (9 cm) high, 9¾” x 4” (25 cm x 10 cm).

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Description

A 19th Century Persian Papier-mâché Box of D-ended oblong form. The slightly domed lid painted with a battle scene on a black lacquered ground. The sides with a continuous landscape depicting animals and figural allegories beneath a band of gilded calligraphy running around the lid’s rim, 3½” (9 cm) high, 9¾” x 4” (25 cm x 10 cm).